10 Wrestlers AEW Has Already Made Better

9. Sammy Guevara

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Sammy Guevera's first two AEW matches made it impossible to get a read on how the promotion intended to push him.

'The Best Ever' entered a solid but unspectacular performance against Kip Sabian on the Double Or Nothing pre-show, falling to the Englishman in a shade under 10 minutes. Then, at Fight For The Fallen, he teamed with MJF and Shawn Spears in a match designed to highlight the former Tye Dillinger and sow seeds for an All Out clash between their dysfunctional opponents. On both occasions, Sammy G was "just a guy."

This changed on Dynamite's maiden voyage. An excellent heel performance highlighted by Guevara pulling Brandi Rhodes in front of her diving husband put him over huge, despite the loss to Cody. Later, Sammy hooked up with Chris Jericho and the rest of the Inner Circle in the show-closing angle and now, after spending years almost breaking out on the global indie scene, he's one of AEW's most villainous young prospects.

Guevara was already a world-class athlete with natural cocky charisma. Now, he's starting to develop a superstar aura, and who better to learn from than Jericho?

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.